Aquatic Mammals (1974)
Two harbour porpoises, a male and a female, both around 10 months old, which had to be left alone for periods between bio-acoustical investigations, developed stereotyped motor patterns and signs…
On the behaviour and study of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the wild
Amundin, M.; Amundin, B.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
A pilot study has been carried out in order to obtain information on the observational problems encountered in studying the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild. It is concluded…
Reproduction and gonads of the black finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides
Harrison, R. J.; McBrearty, D. A.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
(...) Six complete [N. phocaenoides] (3 male, 3 female) have been collected in the Karachi Waters and in the Indus Delta Region by G. PILLERI. The testes and ovaries of…
Phocoena phocoena
Gaskin, David E.; Arnold, Peter W.; Blair, Barbara A.
Mammalian Species (1974)
Abstract currently unavailable
Functional analysis of the surfacing behaviour in the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (L.)
Amundin, M.
Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde (1974)
This study confirms earlier observations of apparently involuntary movements, strongly associated with the breathing. The movements include taxes - a dorsal flexure of the thorax and steering movements with the…
Contribution to the knowledge of the cetaceans of southwest and monsoon Asia (Persian Gulf, Indus Delta, Malabar, Andaman Sea and Gulf of Siam)
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
Abstract currently unavailable
Second record of Burmeister’s porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) off Los Cerros, Uruguay
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
(...) Phocoena spinipinnis has only twice been recorded off the Atlantic coast of South America. Once by BURMEISTER [1865], who published the original description of the species, and once by…
Fatty acid component of different blubber oil of finless porpoise
Itoh, S.; Tsuyuki, H.
Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute (1974)
This paper describes the fatty acid components of oils contained in different blubbers of Finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides. The sample oils were almost entirely triglycerides, but contained only trace amouts…
First record of Anisakis typica (Nematoda: Ascaridata) in Delphinus tropicalis and Neophocaena phocaenoides off the coast of Pakistan
Pilleri, G.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
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The rearing of suckling harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Andersen, S.H.
Aquatic Mammals (1974)
The rearing of unweaned dolphins has hitherto not been described in literature. In 1973 our laboratory received 2 juvenile harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and we succeeded in rearing them on…